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Last Update: November 03, 2004 at 04:44:24 | IP Address: 205.130.239.162 |
Amplifier: | BWS Consulting 35w stereo vintage tube triode with cyro wiring and transformers,6080WB power tubes,Tung-Sol 6900 as drivers Muse 160 for subwoofer, tube crossover |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | BWS Consulting cd preamp with vintage cyro treated Amperex 'Bugle' tubes; BWS Consulting tube Xover BWS Consulting phono preamp on Dynaco chassis with vintage tubes |
Speakers: | BWS Consulting 4 -way free standing satellites (8'',3'' Kevlar Scanspeak,silk dome mod Mylar tweeter,proprietary small ribbon super tweeter VMPS Large Subwoofer with current,upgraded drivers and submarine treatment |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Chord DAC64 with a PT P1-A upsampler in front, Audio Alchemy Pro Transport as backup; Marantz DV8400 universal player for dvd-a digital and cd tranport outputting 24/96. Marantz SA8260 dedicated to SACD playback. Perpetual Technology P1-A with upgraded ps |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | Sota Star Sapphire with modified bearing Alphason tonearm |
Other Source(s): | 20' Panasonic flat screen for dvd videos and dvd-a control |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Pure Note Epsilon HF cables and subwoofer cable: Pure Note Cerulean for midrange Pure Note Cerulean IC's. Pure Note and HT power cords. interconnects |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | 2 Quantum symphony, PAC Super Idos, BWS Consulting pc |
Tweaks: | Botique speakers are optimized for amps and biwiring, 2 dedicated AC lines |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 22 x 12 x 8 |
Room Comments/Treatments: | popular commercial 'foam and pillow' type room treatment |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | 60-70's type rock,all types of jazz, big orchestral classics,female vocals |
System Goals/Comments: | Best non fatiguing sound at reasonable volume levels |
System Strengths: | Everything except raw power; amps and speakers optimized for each other; finely tuned and very sensitive to changes |
System Weaknesses: | room is not wide enough(only 12'), townhouse |
Video/HT System: Separate | |
TV/Projector: | Hitachi S5100 ISF calibrated by Chuck Williams |
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Sony AVD-S500ES digital dvd/sacd/receiver combo |
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Paradigm Studio 20v4 front; Paradigm cc-370 center; Paradigm Atoms rear; Paradigm 10 sub; Fronts biwired with Goertz copper. |
Comments on HT System: | The new Sony digital combo player is a really good value and won't eat up valuable current |